| 1917 |
The secret Third Secret of Fatima contains a prophecy of John Paul II's attempted assassination. |
| 9 Jan 1958 |
Mehmet Ali Agca born, Yesiltepe, Turkey (Kurdistan portion.) |
| 1966 |
Father dies. |
| 1 Feb 1979 |
Abdi Ipekci shot to death in Istanbul. |
| 25 Jun 1979 |
Arrested for murder of Abdi Ipekci, editor of Milliyet. |
| 23 Nov 1979 |
Agca escapes from the maximum security prison at Kartal Maltepe. |
| Dec 1979 |
The man who informed on Agca is tortured and killed in Istanbul. |
| 25 Nov 1980 |
A Turkish expatriate is killed in Kempten, West Germany. Agca is suspected. |
| 13 May 1981 |
At 5:15 pm, attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II, at St. Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope is wounded in the arm and abdomen, but not fatally. |
| Jul 1981 |
Sentenced to life imprisonment. |
| 1982 |
Claims that Bulgarian intelligence service was to pay him $1.25M to kill the Pope. |
| Nov 1982 |
Bulgarian Sergei Ivanov Antonov arrested. |
| 8 Jul 1983 |
Implicates the KGB in the Pope's assassination. |
| 27 Dec 1983 |
Pope John Paul II meets with Mehmet Ali Agca. |
| Jun 1985 |
Trial begins of four Turks and three Bulgarians, over the attempted papal assassination. However, his claim to be Jesus Christ costs him some credibility. Implicates Freemasonry in the assassination plot. |
| Jun 2000 |
Italian President Carlo Ciampi pardons Agca. |
